Anne Gibson, Property Editor for New Zealand's Herald, has been writing about real estate since 1985 and is a skilled and knowledgeable journalist with deep insights into property as well as other businesses.
After studying politics at Canterbury University, she worked at the Christchurch Star, hired as their first female sub-editor. From there, she moved to Wellington's Evening Post where she covered court, softball, hockey, trade, travel and tourism... interviewing then-Prime Minister Sir Rob Muldoon and doing some Parliament work. National Business Review invited her to found that publication's property section in the heady '80s. Then she moved to Melbourne in the late ‘80s to work for The Australian writing about real estate. After writing books on property and about starting businesses, she joined the New Zealand Herald in February 2000 as property editor. Her roles also include radio work with RNZ, Newstalk ZB, podcasts, writing about iwi and Māori in business as well as retirement villages and many other topics. You can contact Anne at anne.gibson@nzme.co.nz.
Supreme Court rejects Beca appeal over demolished Wellington BNZ
Beca failed in the High Court and the Court of Appeal so took matters to Supreme Court.
Bedroom swelter: Too hot upstairs in new Auckland terraces, apartments
Free-standing fans, airconditioning units, ceiling fans and heat pumps go into bedrooms.
How Hawkins won giant $800m new Auckland Airport terminal contract
Downer-owned builder wins huge job, the largest private infrastructure job of its type.
Fourteen-level apartment block under $46m leak repairs
An owner of a two-bedroom unit wanted only $179,000: faced a massive $446,000 repair bill.
Electricity fault at Du Val-developed Manukau high-rise
Lakewood Plaza power outage being treated 'with the utmost of urgency',
Eight- to 10-year painting job for Auckland Harbour Bridge
Mayor Wayne Brown doesn't back a tunnel but a second bridge to cross the Waitematā.
NZ’s biggest house-builder G.J. Gardner planning 30% franchise growth
'If you’re in a really tough game, go on the attack.'
First Kmart, now $235m new funds for Mark Gunton's Westgate
Consortium money will allow the further expansion of Auckland's Westgate.
Westgate's traffic 'disaster': Owner to square off with council in court
Mark Gunton plans robust appeal to traffic decision.
Explained: Why would Kmart expand in this tough retail environment?
Boss from across the Tasman explains the reasoning behind Kmart's expansion here.
Colossal new Kmart for Auckland: Biggest NZ store planned
Vast new discounter to be built on greenfields site opposite Westgate Lifestyle Centre.
Construction sector suspected suicides: 80 died last year, highest on record
Data from Coronial Services dating back to 2007 shows record 2023 suicide numbers.
Property Insider: 'Terrific time to look at NZ' for $1.6b investor
Big investor says New Zealand has compelling opportunities.
Du Val's legal tsunami: eight court cases pending against businesses
Two advisers listed in a Du Val document told PwC they did not have any involvement.
A Du Val business valued at $431m? Receiver notes no independent valuation
No external valuation to show one entity was worth $431m, according to new PwC report.
Developer Shundi Customs vs builder China Construction in High Court over $300m Seascape
Dispute follows China Construction winning an August 2 tribunal adjudication.
Ponsonby’s Chapel Bar & Bistro: Who is claiming money, how much is owed
List of creditors just released shows IRD, bank, food and drink suppliers are owed money.
New house-building business couldn't survive downturn: $8.9m liabilities
KPMG will now go about realising assets in an attempt to repay company debts.
'Improper' Covid cash claim: Ministry takes hotel building contractor to court
Issue over nearly $250,000 in pandemic-era wage subsidies.
Property Insider: Seascape adjudication decision awards $33m; Carrie Bradshaw index
Developer to pay builder China Construction New Zealand $33m.
'We can't sleep': Couple fear for future, loan on Du Val unit axed
Meanwhile, a decision on media access to court and receivership files has been reserved.
JLL retirement village study: population up, companies adjust growth
Most older people do not live in such villages, even with 53,000 people there now.
Casino doors shut next week: What happens to 700 SkyCity Auckland staff?
Will staff be paid? Will they have to come to work still? Work shifts? What will they do?
Exploding liability: Fletcher paying $168m for Perth pipe disaster
Iplex will pay 80%, Western Australian Government to pay 20% to help homeowner victims.
ELE collapse: Deloitte repaying staff $4.1m owed, BNZ gets full amount
Receivers have collected about 85% of the total amount owed by debtors.
Fletcher Building poised for announcement on leaky pipes
After complaints about pipes in Australia, company has been in mediation.
The five biggest property sales in 2024 so far – including Sir Peter Jackson’s Lyall Bay deal
Buying and selling activity is continuing apace, despite the sluggish economy.
Du Val Group: High Court to decide if interim receivership documents can be made public
Judge prepares to hear arguments in Hamilton on Monday.
'Stabilising investment property market' - giant landlord Precinct reports result
Company is progressing further growth in the apartment sector.
Property Insider: ‘Wind pressure’ on Seascape; Du Val estimated to owe $250m; new Ikea roof
Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson explains what steps the council will take on the skyscraper.
Biggest deal of 2024: Sir Peter Jackson’s links to $105m Lyall Bay purchase
Filmmaker has plans to build a film museum.
'NZ's biggest Asian supermarket' opening at Westgate
New store is near the giant American-owned Costco Wholesale on Gunton Dr.
Cambodian baker migrants fail to get order to stop BNZ selling Auckland home
BNZ became concerned that it made the loan based on false information presented to it.
'Suspended' - building work on NZ's tallest apartment tower
Dispute between China Construction and developer Shundi Customs: Work suspended.
SkyCity forecasts earnings for 2025, delivers loss for latest year
Horizon Hotel opened, NZ International Convention Centre due to open next year.
Du Val Group: Andrew Bayly quizzed over statutory management
Complexity and scale meant immediate government intervention was required - Bayly.
SkyCity makes $143.3m reported net loss
Soft economy, cost-of-living pressures here and in Australia and regulatory issues cited.
Government steps in: Du Val Group placed in statutory management
Andrew Bayly and the FMA issued statements about why this happened and what's next.
Fletcher Building gives warning on 2025 'challenging' year
'We expect it will take time to see the flow-through to consenting and actual work.'
$227m loss: Fletcher delivers disappointing result
Losses from Higgins, intense competition, poor trading conditions feature in huge loss.
When will we know more about Du Val's interim receivership?
Report went in last Friday, PwC says. Nothing has been released in public yet.
Andrew Reding appointed Fletcher Building chief executive
He has held roles at Graeme Hart's Rank Group in the US.
Empire gets largest Vital shareholder to back 50.01% takeover offer
Vital is due to deliver its full-year result next Tuesday.
Death, rocks, doubters, tunnellers and Dublin: CRL's Sean Sweeney
'Would have preferred to stay in New Zealand. I love New Zealand. I’m a passionate Kiwi.'
Pink filled hotels - now Eden Park wants to double concert events
'Having a performer of this calibre play at Eden Park was a huge win for Auckland.'
After 23 years in Las Vegas, Jason Walbridge returns as new SkyCity chief executive
Proud Kiwi and gaming specialist who served five years in the New Zealand Army.
Takeover offer for NZX listed Vital by Herbert's Empire Capital Trust
Offer is 34% above the last trading price, Empire's statement said.
Graeme Hart’s Carter Holt Harvey Equities liquidated in group overhaul
The liquidation is being carried out as part of the rationalisation of the group.'
Will the Du Val founders' reality TV show ever hit our screens?
Du Val show might air overseas initially, producer says.
Property Insider: Fletcher Construction ‘restructures’ teams, Williams Corporation boss on investor returns
'Investors with us for years, they get paid quarterly. We’ve never missed a payment.'
'Surprise, intrigue' at three-home building which appears as one
Could this be a new prototype for terraced housing on medium-density Auckland sites?
Retirement giant wins fast-track consent for 13-level block at $500m village
Building to rise in Parnell after a joint venture between developer and charitable entity.
Sold for A$170m: Fletcher's Australian plumbing business Tradelink
A$10m of the deal has been deferred and might not be paid till 2026, company says.
$300m Auckland skyscraper: Construction work 'paused' indefinitely
Auckland Council is 'aware that work is currently paused on the Seascape development'.
Foodstuffs North Island fined $3.25m for anti-competitive land covenants
Foodstuffs fined for efforts to hinder rivals from opening or expanding.
Owners of Du Val-managed Lakewood Plaza units pay millions after water mains burst
'Millions of dollars in repairs, ridiculously expensive': owner paying $30,000.
Du Val investor worried after interim receivership
'It’s been nearly two years since I’ve been paid anything.' - Du Val investor
Fletcher's Iplex: leaky pipe class action launched in Australia
Around 30,000 homes in Perth are thought to be involved.
'Rent will continue' - Du Val to worried apartment landlord
Around 500 people live in the high-rise.
'It would take out 20% of sales': what many Catalina Bay apartment buyers want
One-bedroom units are $1.1m, the penthouse is $5m: New project, nearly done, move-in soon.
'What I learned': Why Ben Wilson converted offices to apartments
Several CBD office buildings in Auckland have been converted into apartments, hotels.
Scope of Du Val businesses revealed: 64 entities now in PwC hands
The apartment and townhouse development group has been put into interim receivership.
Du Val Group in receivership: Why the FMA and police swooped, and what next?
One increasingly worried subcontractor complained of being owed around $500,000.
Auckland property developer placed into interim receivership, police at property
Around 120 investors put money into Du Val entities.
$458m sale of Auckland’s Vero tower ditched: Year’s biggest property deal off
Skyscraper deal gets flushed after Hong Kong suitors don't progress.
Five-day SkyCity casino closure dates out
Five days in a row and weekdays were always anticipated. No weekend shutdown.
Ryman reviewing new residents' fixed weekly fees: 'Quite a financial drag'
'The fixed fee has hurt us. No one expected rates to go up 15% per annum."
'The idea was to design an artificial sky' - architect Gordon Moller on new SkyCity hotel
New hotel opens today, offering 303 rooms and with an initial 65 staff.
Heart disease killed Queenstown hotel developer Kevin Carlin
Police confirmed there were no suspicious circumstances. No official inquiry is necessary.
Crushing 4% rental yield gap largest in 15 years – but many investors undeterred
'Rents are nowhere near enough to cover the mortgage for a typical debt-backed purchase.'
ANZ reverses house price forecast, expects 1% fall
Three aspects of house prices and interest rates have been revised in new research.
Property Insider: Auckland a Yimby city; art in new hotel; Mt Roskill's Soho Hotel opens
'Auckland... has become a test case for housing deregulation,' the Economist says.
Fletcher Construction suing waterproofers over $320m loss for NZICC fire
The two waterproofing businesses have denied any liability for the October, 2019 blaze.
Golden Bay cement boat breaks down, Fletcher earnings forecast cut $10m-$30m
Cement supplies might be needed from other domestic and offshore businesses.
First look inside new five-star Horizon by SkyCity hotel
Locals were commissioned to make art within the new hotel to showcase this country.
What analysts say about $2b Arvida takeover: What happens next?
Grant Samuel's adviser report is due out in the next few weeks, then what?
'High level of disappointment' - no pontoon bridge for Wynyard Quarter
Assurances that the existing bridge would be fixed by December doubted.
Homeowner sues Auckland Council for $18m+ over flooding, stormwater issues
The property flooded twice in 2023 - in Auckland Anniversary weekend's storms and in May.